Go BEFORE me.....He is leading me. He is actually in front of me. My mind came up with two specific images. The first one is set in a deep dark jungle. There are vines hanging down The canopy above is so thick and keeping out all sunlight so that I cannot tell if it's day or night. I'm sure there are scary things lurking in the thick underbrush. I am represented by a small vulnerable child. And God is in front of me hacking down the forest. He is making the way passable.

I also imagined myself as the excited little child flitting to and fro trying to see and experience a little bit of everything. And God is lovingly letting me investigate everything. Well, everything that is safe. If I start to move toward something dangerous, He steps in front of me and does not allow me to go forward.

I cannot go.....I am unequipped. I need Him to make the way clear. I need Him to prevent me from harming myself. I am not strong enough . . . or tough enough . . . to fight through the battles that I will face along the path ahead. I am not discerning enough to find my way through the tangles.

If, and ONLY if, God goes before me to lead me and to protect me I cannot find my way or get where He needs me to go.

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About Me

I am the wife of Pastor Mark, the mom of Anthony (and his Destiny) and Ashleigh, and I am a Daughter of God. We minister in a small church in the Denver, Colorado area. I enjoy so many things that I just say "I enjoy LIFE!"
I have been writing since I began my very first diary in third grade. I love words...whether they are written, spoken, sung, or smeared on a foggy window.
Never at a loss for words, it seems I always have SOMEthing to say! There have been plenty of opportunities for me to eat a few of my words as well. "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."
Before my husband became a pastor, we moved and traveled a lot because of the different jobs he had. Some of our stories are real doozies! This blog will be a great place to share....from my heart!